1. Who has been honoured with the 2021 Yidan Prize?
A. Anant Agarwal and Larry Hedges
B. Carol S. Dweck and Vicky Colbert
C. Eric A. Hanushek and Dr Rukmini Banerji
D. Usha Goswami and Sir Fazle Hasan
2. Who are the winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
A. Benjamin List and David MacMillan
B. Jennifer Doudna and Akira Yoshino
C. William E. Moerner and Paul L. Modrich
D. Richard Henderson and Ben Feringa
3.The Ministry of Textile has extended the Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme up to how much period?
A. March 2022
B. March 2024
C. March 2026
D. March 2025
4. Who has won the Nobel Prize for Literature 2021?
A. Abdulrazak Gurnah
B. Benjamin List
C. Klaus Hasselmann
D. David W.C. MacMillan
5. RBI has superseded the Board of Directors of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL) under which of the following Section of RBI Act, 1934?
A. Section 35-BE (1)
B. Section 54-EE (1)
C. Section 42-AE (1)
D. Section 45-IE (1)
6. Tax Inspectors Without Borders program has been launched by which nation in partnership with India?
A. Maldives
B. Srilanka
C. Seychelles
D. Mauritius
7. Which bank has launched the NAV-eCash card for the Indian Navy on INS Vikramaditya?
A. Punjab National Bank
B. Canara Bank
C. State Bank of India
D. Bank of Baroda
8. How many PM MITRA mega textile parks have been approved by the government to be set up in 5 years?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 5
D. 7
9. The World Cotton Day is being observed annually on which date?
A. October 05
B. October 07
C. October 04
D. October 06
10. Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre which has been inaugurated by Vice President is situated in which state?
A. Meghalaya
B. Assam
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Tripura
11. Which country's Hockey Federation has withdrawn from the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
A. Australia
B. India
C. England
D. New Zealand
12. Which country has test-fired its first Zircon hypersonic missile from a nuclear submarine?
A. Israel
B. Iran
C. North Korea
D. Russia
13. In the Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) handicraft cluster having more than how many artisans will be selected for the scheme?
A. 12,000
B. 5,000
C. 20,000
D. 10,000
14. Which of the following Sections of the SARFAESI Act states that a company can carry the business of asset reconstruction only after obtaining a certificate of registration from RBI in addition to having a prescribed limit of minimum net owned fund requirement?
A. Section 5
B. Section 3
C. Section 4
D. Section 2
15. What is the minimum net owned fund requirement for a company to operate as an Asset Reconstruction Company?
A. Rs 1 crore
B. Rs 4 crore
C. Rs 2 crore
D. Rs 3 crore
16. Who has won the FIH women's Hockey Player of the Year award?
A. Savita Punia
B. Rani Rampal
C. Navjot Kaur
D. Gurjit Kaur
17. The Alibaug white onion of which state has received the GI tag?
A. West Bengal
B. Bihar
C. Assam
D. Maharashtra
18. What is the revised status of the sovereign rating outlook of India by Moody's Investor Service?
A. Stable
B. Prime
C. Negative
D. Neutral
19. Ian Watmore has decided to step down with immediate effect as the chair of which cricket board?
A. ECB
B. CA
C. CSA
D. NZC
20. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Crypto exchange CoinDCX?
A. Amir Khan
B. Amitabh Bachchan
C. MS Dhoni
D. Rohit Sharma
21. Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2021?
a) Benjamin List and David MacMillan
b) Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann
c) Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
d) Abdulrazak Gurnah
22. Which year did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize?
a) 1999
b) 1981
c) 1983
d) 1979
23. Who has topped the Forbes India Rich List 2021 for the 14th consecutive year?
a) Mukesh Ambani
b) Gautam Adani
c) Cyrus Poonawalla
d) Lakshmi Mittal
24. Who among the following Indian pharma billionaires saw a fall in their wealth in 2021?
a) Cyrus Poonawalla
b) Dilip Shanghvi
c) Murali Divi
d) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
25. The Reserve Bank of India has retained real GDP growth at how much for FY 2021-22?
a) 10.5 percent
b) 11 percent
c) 9.5 percent
d) 8.7 percent
26. The RBI has retained policy repo rate at how much percentage?
a) 3.35 percent
b) 4.0 percent
c) 4.25 percent
d) 4.5 percent
27. Which country has invited the Taliban for international talks on Afghanistan on October
20?
a) US
b) Pakistan
c) China
d) Russia
KEY:--
1.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
US-based Stanford University's Professor Eric A. Hanushek and Mumbai-based Dr Rukmini Banerji have been felicitated with the 2021 Yidan Prize, the world's highest education accolade.
2.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the year 2021 has been awarded jointly to Benjamin List (Germany) and David MacMillan (the USA) "for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis".
3.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Ministry of Textiles has approved the continuation of the Comprehensive Handicrafts Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS) up to March 2026.
4.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.
5.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India has superseded the Board of Directors of Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) and Srei Equipment Finance Limited (SEFL) under Section 45-IE (1) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
6. Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Seychelles' Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme launched in partnership with India.
7.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The State Bank of India has partnered with the Indian Navy to launch a NAV-eCash card for the naval personnel onboard the country's largest Naval Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.
8.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Centre has approved the setting up of seven new mega textile parks, or PM MITRA parks across the country to help to further the growth of the textile sector in the economy and position India strongly on the Global textiles map.
9.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The WHO-recognised World Cotton Day (WCD) is every year on October 07 since 2019 to celebrate the international cotton industry and its contribution to communities and the global economy.
10.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the Mahabahu Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre in the presence of Governor Jagdish Mukhi and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati Assam in the state of Maharashtra.
11.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Hockey India pulled out of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games stating the risk of contracting COVID-19 and the discriminatory quarantine rules by the United Kingdom (UK) for travellers coming from India.
12.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russia successfully test-launched a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a nuclear submarine.
13.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The mega handicraft clusters having more than 10,000 artisans will be selected for overall development under this scheme.
14. Answer: Option B
Explanation:
As per Section 3 of the SARFAESI Act, a company can carry the business of asset reconstruction only after obtaining a certificate of registration from RBI and, having the owned fund of not less than Rs 2 crore.
15.Answer: Option C
Explanation:
having the owned fund of not less than Rs 2 crore or such other amount not exceeding 15% of total financial assets acquired or to be acquired by the securitisation company or reconstruction company.
16.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Gurjit Kaur has won the FIH Women's Hockey Player of the Year at the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Hockey Stars Awards 2020-21.
17.Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The famous Alibaug white onion from Maharashtra's Raigad district has received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
18.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Rating agency Moody's Investors Service has upgraded India's sovereign rating outlook to 'stable' from 'negative', following an improvement in the financial sector and faster-than-expected economic recovery across sectors.
19.Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Chair Ian Watmore has decided to step down with immediate effect.
20.Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Crypto exchange CoinDCX has roped in Amitabh Bachchan as a brand ambassador to spread awareness about cryptocurrencies.
21. (c) Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have won the Nobel Peace Prize 2021 for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
22. (d) 1979
Mother Teresa was the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work for bringing help to suffering humanity.
23. (a) Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Ambani has topped Forbes India Rich List 2021 for the 14th year in a row since 2008 with a net worth of $92.7 billion. Gautam Adani is ranked second with a net worth of $74.8 billion, followed by Shiv Nadar at 3rd place with $31 billion.
24. (d) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
As per Forbes India Rich List 2021, while most of India's rich gained wealth during 2021, four pharma billionaires saw a fall in their wealth including Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Reddy Family from Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Aurobindo Pharma's P.V. Ramprasad Reddy and Lupin's Gupta Family.
25. (c) 9.5 percent
The RBI Monetary Policy Committee has retained the real GDP growth projection at 9.5 percent in 2021-22, which includes 7.9 percent in Q2, 6.8 percent in Q3 and 6.1 percent in Q4 of 2021-22. The real GDP growth for Q1:2022-23 is projected at 17.2 percent.
26. (b) 4.0 percent
The RBI Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 4.0 percent and reverse repo rate unchanged at 3.35 percent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 4.25 percent. This was informed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das while reading out the Monetary Policy Statement, 2021-22 on October 8, 2021.
27. (d) Russia
The Russian envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov said on October 7, 2021, that Russia will invite the militant group Taliban for the international talks on Afghanistan scheduled for October 20 in Moscow.
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